Luristan Bronze Cloak Pins Poppy Finials (pr)
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran to Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A set of 2 bronze cloak pins cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. Each pin presents with a slender body, a trio of nodules protruding from above recessed ringlets, a compressed spherical body resembling a poppy plant with incised grooves, and a spool-shaped cap. Such elaborate fashion articles were used to fasten the clothes of the ancients prior to the development of fibulae (brooches). Size of largest: 8" L x 1.2" W (20.3 cm x 3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#172019
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran to Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A set of 2 bronze cloak pins cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. Each pin presents with a slender body, a trio of nodules protruding from above recessed ringlets, a compressed spherical body resembling a poppy plant with incised grooves, and a spool-shaped cap. Such elaborate fashion articles were used to fasten the clothes of the ancients prior to the development of fibulae (brooches). Size of largest: 8" L x 1.2" W (20.3 cm x 3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#172019
Condition
Loss to tips of both pins as shown. Each pin has light abrasions and softening to some recessed details, light encrustations, and slight bending to overall form of pin body. Great green and brown patina throughout.
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Luristan Bronze Cloak Pins Poppy Finials (pr)
Estimate $300 - $400
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